California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a multistate amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., without local consent. - The brief argues the deployment is unlawful and unconstitutional.
- California successfully challenged a similar deployment in Los Angeles last year. - The deployment cost California taxpayers $111 million and caused fear and economic harm.
- The coalition urges the D.C. Circuit to affirm that the administration lacks authority.
The brief emphasizes that using the military for local policing undermines constitutional principles and public trust.